“ We're not hunter-gatherers anymore. We're all living like patients in the intensive care unit of a hospital. What keeps us alive isn't bravery, or athleticism, or any of those other skills that were v… Neal Stephenson
“ In the Awakenings movie I found it very interesting that the most profound awakenings in the catatonic patients occurred in 1969, the year that the Aurora Borealis was seen from N.Y. to Louisiana. It… Steven Magee
“ In order to master compassion, you have to spend time getting to know monsters. When you can do that you will see that there are no monsters, only people that acted like monsters because no one gave t… Shannon L. Alder
“ What patients seek is not scientific knowledge that doctors hide but existential authenticity each person must find on her own. Getting too deeply into statistics is like trying to quench a thirst wit… Paul Kalanithi
“ Sometimes what a person expresses in their eyes is more than all the books you could read on suffering. Shannon L. Alder
“ Key message to all patients: Let go of all negativity and empower your body through your positivity. Widad Akreyi
“ If you knew how the journey was going to end, you could afford to be patient along the path. Joseph J. Ellis
“ There are more than 9,000 billing codes for individual procedures and units of care. But there is not a single billing code for patient adherence or improvement, or for helping patients stay well. Clayton M. Christensen
“ In the absence of any therapy, the mentally ill of the 20th century were chained, shackled, straitjacketed, kept nude, electrocuted, half-frozen, parboiled, violently hosed, wrapped in wet canvas, con… Antonella Gambotto-Burke
“ Now to tell ya about our fellow inmates. Pay attention because there are a bunch of us an’ we each have a story. Jason Medina
“ I am in a profession that has succeeded because of its ability to fix. If your problem is fixable, we know just what to do. But if it’s not? The fact that we have had no adequate answers to this quest… Atul Gawande
“ I’m now ‘Doctor’ to the patients and I have to cover my ignorance by waving my arms and looking grave. Howard Florey
“ I think timing is better left up to God to decide then religious leaders. I once met a man that brought his wife flowers in the hospital. They held hands, kissed and were as affectionate as any cute c… Shannon L. Alder
“ I don’t understand hospital chaplains that try to rob my patients of their anger. Sometimes anger is a key motivator that gets people to take action. Anger can push a cancer patient to jump out of his… Shannon L. Alder
“ It was a lesson she was still learning. When she had first started nursing, she had taken every death personally, like she was losing her father all over again. Every patient lost under her care was a… Andrea Lochen
“ Who gets to be the judge of reality? If it was deeply felt, believed, spoken about often or altered your life course, then it was real enough. Faith doesn't get the luxury of all those things one hund… Shannon L. Alder
“ Let’s not call cancer patients as patients, they are cancer fighters. They are brave hearts. Vikrmn
“ Before you diagnose any sickness, make sure there is no sickness in the mind or heart. For the emotions in a man's moon or sun, can point to the sickness in any one of his other parts. Suzy Kassem
